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Marcelis, Ronald

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FIDEFIDE 1058363· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1954

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Ronald Marcelis, a 72-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1647. He has slipped back 62 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 5, Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 4. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2016–2018) and 29 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1709 was reached at age 71 (Apr 2025).

Current rating

1647

Standard

Rpd1677·Blz—

All-time high

1709

−62 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 71

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#128,810

#128,810 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
All-time peak 1709
at age 71 · −62 from today
Apr 2025
Best 12-month gain (+213 Elo)
1486 → 1699
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 70
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 70
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 69
Nov 2023
2020
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1542 → returned at 1525
Feb 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Oleksandr Bilochenko 1,807
Amsterdam Chess Open 2025 Group C · Oct 2025 · +3.4 Elo
Evolution
-62
1709 → 1647
Tournaments
7
27 games
Score
11/ 2740.7%
7W9D11L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsQuirin Fischer1,542·7. Bamberg Open B·R5·-14.2
2.[L]vsMartin Nagtegaal1,528·Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen·R7·-13.1
3.[L]vsMarc Dohmen1,558·Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen·R3·-12.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 5
Team
Mar 20261/1#1492291+6.0
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20264.5/8#2611608-21.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 4
Team
Dec 20250/1#421915-8.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 3
Team
Nov 20250/1#376—-12.0
Amsterdam Chess Open 2025 Group C
Open Swiss
Oct 20251.5/5#1381649-16.6
Worst Elo result: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen (-21.4 Elo, finished #261).

Rankings

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Netherlands
#4,280
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#88,331
in continent
World
#128,804
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Netherlands
1
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3
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4
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5
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2,589
6
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7
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2,567
8
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2,564
9
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2,560
10
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2,549
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4280🇳🇱Marcelis, Ronald1,647
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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88331🇳🇱Marcelis, Ronald1,647
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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128804🇳🇱Marcelis, Ronald1,647